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Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 3 (May 1923) is a pulp‑era magazine that assembles a eclectic mix of short fiction and longer works, all marketed under the banner “The Unique Magazine.” The issue opens with a series of sensational advertisements promising free “Finger Print Outfit” kits, drafting courses, and even a controversial marriage guide, before slipping into its literary content. The table of contents lists nineteen short stories, two complete novelettes, and two two‑part tales, spanning adventure, fantasy, and horror. The first story, “The Moon Terror” by A. G. Birch, launches with a description of mysterious radio signals that herald an impending cataclysm, setting a tone of uncanny intrigue that runs through the rest of the pages.
The voice of this volume is unmistakably of the early 1920s: brisk, melodramatic prose punctuated by sensationalist copy, and a fascination with scientific speculation and the supernatural. Readers who enjoy vintage genre magazines, with their blend of speculative horror, adventurous fantasy, and the occasional lurid advertisement, will find this issue a vivid snapshot of the period’s popular imagination.
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Published monthly by THE RURAL PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 325 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Application made for entry as second-class matter at the postoffice at Indianapolis, Indiana. Single copies, 25 cents. Subscription, $3.00 a year in the United States; $3.50 in Canada. The publishers are not responsible for manuscripts lost in transit. Address all manuscripts and other editorial matters to WEIRD TALES, 854 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. The contents of this magazine are fully protected by copyright and publishers are cautioned against using the same, either wholly or in part.
Copyright, 1923, by The Rural Publishing Corporation.
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